Lance Creek · Suburb / Locality

Language in Lance Creek

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Very few people use a language other than English in Lance Creek, which is common for similar areas. Only 2.1% of residents speak another tongue at home, a figure far below the national average.

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📍 Lance Creek, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 91.6% of the population, with Cantonese being the most common non-English language at 2.1%. No residents report speaking little or no English, which is well below both the Victorian and national figures.

2.1% ▼ -41.3%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.6%
  • 2016: 5.9%
  • 2021: 2.1%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.

Language used at home

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In Lance Creek, English only is the majority at 98%; Cantonese is next at 2%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Lance Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21455/lance-creek/topic/language